Alec Baldwin is a well known actor that has been in several famous movies such as “The Spongebob Squarepants Movie” and hosted his own show on MSNBC. He attended NYU and went through their undergraduate drama program. Baldwin has a daughter Ireland but divorced her mother Kim Basinger in 2002. He currently presides in his New York Penthouse with his wife Hilaria Baldwin. Not only is Alec Baldwin an actor but he also dipped his hands into politics. He studied campaign finance issues and faulty nuclear reactor designs that pose a threat to the U.S. (About). Alec Baldwin may have a privileged life but, he is not as privileged when it comes to his “fabulous” life in the spotlight. As a celebrity that is in the media’s spotlight, Baldwin has had …show more content…
Since Baldwin was often away for business he cherished this small amount of time that he could talk with his daughter. One day he called his daughter and the first time she did not answer, this, for some reason, set Baldwin off. He left a very nasty voice mail for Ireland that again included some choice words. One thing that was said was, "You are a rude, thoughtless little pig. You don't have the brains or the decency as a human being.” Not only did he make comments about Ireland, he also attacked his ex wife Kim saying, "I don't give a damn that you're 12 years old, or 11 years old, or that you're a child, or that your mother is a thoughtless pain in the a** who doesn't care about what you do as far as I'm concerned.” Somehow this voicemail got leaked to a reporter that works for TMZ( a tabloid for celebrity gossip) and everything blew up in Baldwin's face (Daily …show more content…
“It’s good-bye to public life in the way that you try to communicate with an audience playfully like we’re friends, beyond the work you are actually paid for.” Everyone that lives in this day and age knows that celebrities are constantly put in the spotlight. Everywhere they turn there is a camera from the paparazzi or from a fan waiting to catch them doing something wrong. That part of the public is what Alec hates the most. He also despises the way media tries to portray people. If someone does something good it is fake but as soon as someone slips up it is all over the news."Now I loathe and despise the media in a way I did not think possible. I used to engage with the media knowing that some of it would be adversarial, but now it’s superfluous at best and toxic at its worst." Baldwin said when asked about the media